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Why it's anachronistic is interesting. The bastion was dropped because attackers soon learned they could get artillery fire into the bastion, and ricochet shot
by jpollock 6y ago
Why it's anachronistic is interesting. The bastion was dropped because attackers soon learned they could get artillery fire into the bastion, and ricochet shot in there.
Newer fort designs seem to be about accepting that explosions will happen inside of the walls, and avoiding reflections?
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygonal_fort https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygonal_fort